Digital Literacy Program in Kisumu on the right path,says Director.

 DIGITAL LEARNING:Information Communication Technology (ICT) Authority Director Jerome Ochieng monitor as a class one pupil of Pedo Primary school in Nyakach Sub-County use a device for Digital Literacy learning.He says the digital literacy program gadgets distribution in schools within Kisumu County is at 80%.

 By Dickson Odhiambo.

June 24, 2017.

Digital Literacy Program in Kisumu on the right path,Says Director.

THE ongoing Digital Literacy Program in Kisumu County is on the right path, a Senior Information and Communication Technology has said.

Information Communication Technology (ICT) Authority Director Jerome Ochieng says the digital literacy program gadgets distribution in schools within Kisumu County is at 80%.

Ochieng says so far over 480 public primary schools have been covered by the program within Kisumu county.

He says a total of 26,775 devices have been given to class one pupils in the schools to support their learning. 

Speaking at Pedo primary school in Nyakach Sub County while giving the devices, Ochieng says the devices have changed learning in schools adding that he was impressed with the progress.

Ochieng says the government has enough of the gadgets for distribution across the different parts of the country.

He adds that the department is now going around schools and monitor the use of the devices where they have been distributed.

“The assembling of these gadgets is being done here locally by our own universities like Jomo Kenyatta and Moi University so they are easily available.

He says he was optimistic that in one week’s time they will have covered 100% distributed in all the public schools targeted to receive the devices in Kisumu County.

He says they will enhance monitoring in schools with the devices already to ensure that the devices are put in their right usage.

Kisumu County Jubilee Secretary General Steve Biko who was present at the event says the Jubilee government is committed to investing and improving education in the country.

“This is a government that has shown commitment in making education across the country equitable, quality and accessible to all pupils,” Biko says.

Pauline Otieno, a Class one pupil at Pedo primary school says the devices have changed learning  in the school adding that the pupils are now addicted to their lessons as opposed to before.

“It’s surprising that nowadays these children don’t even want to go home, they want to learn all throughout the day,” She says.

The school’s patron Mr Erick Okeyo says the initiative was great but urged the government to consider adding more devices.

Okeyo has thanked the Government for the program which he has termed a good one for the pupils.

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